11) Jabrill PeppersNot putting Peppers up at least this high is missing the forest for the trees. He's an exceptional football player who can do everything. Here, I'd let him by Troy Polamalu.

12) John RossThat's what speed do.

13) Corey DavisIt's tough to evaluate him right now, but when I did watch Western Michigan the last month, man, he looks like he's got everything he needs to be the next great #1 NFL receiver.

14) Garett BollesThere are red flags, and there's his age (25), but you could end up getting seven or eight Pro Bowl caliber seasons from him.

15) Mike WilliamsI'm not quite as high on him as some. He gets little separation. He reminds me of Keyshawn a lot in that regard, which means he's going to be good, but I don't think he has that Julio/Green ceiling. I think he could be the league's best chain-mover eventually.

16) Charles HarrisPeople are sleeping on him because Mizzou produces a ton of these guys, but he reminds me of Justin Houston.

17) OJ HowardI've made it clear I think he's overrated, but that doesn't mean he's not a great prospect. His blocking alone makes him worth the pick. I just don't expect anything more than high-average production as a receiver.

18) Gareon ConleyHe's just a really solid corner with all the tools he'd need to make good opposite VHIII.

19) Taco CharltonI'm not a huge fan at this point, but it's tough to argue that he has the size and natural ability to be a better pro than college player.

NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS

Dalvin CookHe's very good RB prospect, but for me to want a RB in the 1st round, he needs to be better than very good. He needs to be earth--shatteringly incredible. That's not how I see him.

Christian McCaffreyI don't draft gadget guys in the first round.

Cam RobinsonOne of the few prospects I absolutely hate this year. He coasted on his talent. He has terrible technique, bad feet, and he gets lazy. He's Kenyatta Walker.

Rueben Foster/Haason Reddick/Zach CunninghamI just can't find the sense in drafting a linebacker to play 40% of the snaps, or taking LVD or Kwon off the field instead.

Malik McDowellThe William Gholston is strong in him, and that's not a compliment unless we're going to draft him in the 4th round too.

Kevin KingHe'd look cool in our defensive backfield, but I don't think he has the build or skill set to play in man consistently.

1. Myles Garrett, DE-Freakish edge2. Solomon Thomas, DL -Tremendous player who seems locked into the top 5.3. Jonathan Allen, DL-All around stud who can play anywhere on the Dline but some medical flags have popped up. 4. Leonard Fournette, RB-If he avoids the injuries, he's a superstar running back.5. Marshon Lattimore, CB -Tremendous shutdown CB with size, but back to back CBs? Does he move Hargreaves to the nickel for a year or is he the dime back? He and Hargreaves would be a tremendous CB duo going forward though, but he's a top 10 lock IMO though there are some medical concerns.6. Malik Hooker, FS-Freakish stud, this ranking is assumed he’s cleared medically 7. OJ Howard, TE-Would simultaneously give Jameis a weapon and help the run game.8. Jamal Adams, SS-Plug him in at SS beside Tandy in the Barry Church role.9. Dalvin Cook, RB -Winston would not allow Licht to pass on him. Cook is a tremendous RB talent in all facets of the game- minus the occasional drop and fumble. Major character red flags could drop him to 19 where he'd be dificult to pass up.10. Corey Davis, WR-Moves ahead of Williams due to how he would complement our other WRs.11. Mike Williams, WR-Would give us 2 dynamic down the field monsters at WR.12. Derek Barnett, DE-Would be brought along slowly as most edges are, but could eventually team with Spence as a dynamic duo of defensive ends.13. John Ross, WR-Major medical concerns, but the guy will be the fastest player in the league the moment he steps on the field. DeSean can be Vincent Jackson to his Mike Evans.14. Evan Engram, WR/TE-This pick would require a few things. Firstly, Brate would really need to improve his blocking. He’s never going to have the mentality to be nasty as one, but he has the frame, just needs to improve his technique. Engram lacks the frame but will put his nose in there. Secondly, this is a pick where Koetter would have to be calling for him. You don’t force him on Koetter if he doesn’t fit what Koetter wants, but if Koetter likes him, he could be an insane weapon for this or any offence. The only question is how to utilize him.15. David Njoku, TE-Guy is the youngest player in the draft and has the frame to grow into a full sized TE. Raw as a blocker and a receiver, and not a true speedster at TE, but the upside is still tremendous.16. Cam Robinson, OL -Tyron Smith upside at LT, but should be a dominant LG at worst17. Forrest Lamp, OL-Can be dominant inside, but despite lacking length, could surprise as a OT.18. Reuben Foster, LB-I think he plays the Sam in the base D, then you turn David loose as a pass rusher in nickel situations keeping Foster on the field.19t. Christian McCaffery, Weapon-McCaffery is a tremendous weapon, but I don't think he's an every down back who can be the bellcow I believe Koetter wants. Wouldn't be surprised if he proved me wrong though. Regardless, he'd make the O more dangerous.19t. Jabrill Peppers, Weapon-Peppers like McCaffery is a tremendous athlete, who was a beast in college. I think he could be used on both sides of the ball at numerous positions.

MJW: That bowl game was far and away the best of Barnett's I watched. He was going for Reggie White's career sack record, and you could tell how bad he wanted it. He kept getting so close and it was at least 3rd quarter before he got it. I always find it hard to evaluate the bowl games, everything but the playoffs now. Even more than it used to be with varying levels of team and individual focus/effort. Derek absolutely abused every tackle Nebraska threw at him. That might have been the most dominant game I saw from any dline prospect (including Allen) this year.

These are always interesting to read because it gives insight into how a person views a team should be built. TK and MJW are pretty balanced between BPA and need. Naismith believes in building the lines (like myself). RBF wants an offensive juggernaut. Bootz wants purely BPA. I don't mean to say anybody is right or wrong- its just interesting seeing the philosophies being so apparent.

I like to think of myself as BPA. When I start to figure out what order I would put them on our team, need definitely creeps in. I'm already second guessing it. Part of need might be mistaken for my valuation opinions. Until we have 2 pro bowl level offensive tackles, I'm always going to be looking at that ahead of linebackers. Unless he's a pass rusher, those will always be 1st round considerations. I gotta see Ray Lewis to want to put the LB prospect ahead of a guy I think has a decent shot to be a pro bowl type OT/DT/DE.

Sammich wrote:These are always interesting to read because it gives insight into how a person views a team should be built. TK and MJW are pretty balanced between BPA and need. Naismith believes in building the lines (like myself). RBF wants an offensive juggernaut. Bootz wants purely BPA. I don't mean to say anybody is right or wrong- its just interesting seeing the philosophies being so apparent.

It is very interesting. Me specifically I see FA as being the place you focus on your immediate needs. They've been in the league already and are ready to contribute immediately. Speed of the game and veteran experience are already with them. It's hard counting on rookies to be saviors for your team for the most part. So IMO you draft em, you develop em. Build the talent of your team. Drafts are mixed bags. When you pigeon hole yourself by focusing solely on 1 position you often reach and fail and miss out on a more talented prospect all because he didn't fill a current need. The league is fluid. Your current strengths can become needs very quickly. And current needs can become strengths. Just build your team with young talent.

I do agree with Bootz with the caveat that the team has not had the luxury of implementing that strategy for some time.

Licht has done a fantastic job getting starters out of his top picks with one significant pick that continues to "kick" his ass. He has learned quickly from his early mistakes in Free agency and now the team is the most complete it has been for some time.

Now we can draft players for the express purpose of developing them rather than push them into starting roles before they are ready. Provided he doesn't break the bank, Licht is set up to keep reloading the roster year after year. He can sustain this for some time provided he continues to draft well and the coaching staff keeps teaching well.

We're very close to having several years of good football, possibly championship football.

Sammich wrote:These are always interesting to read because it gives insight into how a person views a team should be built. TK and MJW are pretty balanced between BPA and need. Naismith believes in building the lines (like myself). RBF wants an offensive juggernaut. Bootz wants purely BPA. I don't mean to say anybody is right or wrong- its just interesting seeing the philosophies being so apparent.

I also want an offensive (and defensive) juggernaut! I just know that you get those by having dominant lines.

1 Myles Garrett - absurd athleticism, great potential, needs to play up to his athleticism, but you just can't pass up on that ceiling, which is stratospheric.2 Johnathan Allen - excellent tape against excellent competition, positional versatility. Questionable shoulder injury, debatable upside since he's a Bama defender.3 Solomon Thomas - Great all-around defender, would be a stellar strongside end, wonderful football character, plays the position very well, a bit of a tweener4 Jamal Adams - best all-around safety in the draft, day one starter, good leader, better tape. Gets overaggressive at times. Plays like Eric Berry.5 Malik Hooker - Ballhawking free safety, good size and measurables, questionable run defense, limited experience, raw as ****, comps to a young Ed Reed6 Marshon Lattimore - best corner in the draft, would add alot of cover ability to our team, athletic player, limited experience.7 OJ Howard - Best all-around tight end prospect, day one starter, helps all facets of the offense, not great stats.8 Leonard Fournette - A bruiser with speed, plays better than he tests, question if he can create for himself, dinged up frequently related to his running style, comps to Bo and AP.9 Ryan Ramcyzk - Best pass blocker in the draft, a day one starter at tackle, perhaps the only one in the draft. Questions about his health and how long he played top tier talent, but film was stellar.10 Derek Barnett - Polished pass rusher, lacks great measurables, smooth as silk when rushing, at minimum a competent starter.11 Mike Williams - great tape, can run every route, excellent ball skills, may struggle to win versus NFL coverage due to lack of speed and polish. Would be an excellent number 3 here.12 Dalvin Cook - Great tape, questionable testing, possible knucklehead. Boom or bust, most definitely. Character, interviews, and off-field stuff is very important to get right here.13 David Njoku - Like Garrett, skates by more on being an absurdly good athlete than actually being a good football player. Huge ceiling, young with room to grow.14 Christian McCaffrey - Can do everything you want a running back to do, but people don't like him because reasons. Comps to Reggie Bush aren't flattering.15 John Ross - fast as hell, productive, bad knees, struggles versus press man (a bad sign). If healthy and can beat press, will be a stud.16 Cam Robinson - Outland winner, excellent experience against excellent competition, powerful run blocker, a bit grabby in pass pro, a better guard than tackle?17 Jabrill Peppers - great football player but can he be a full-time safety? I think so.18 Marlon Humphrey - a raw corner with not a ton of experience but great tools and mindset.19 Forrest Lamp - I love Lamp.

Sammich wrote:These are always interesting to read because it gives insight into how a person views a team should be built. TK and MJW are pretty balanced between BPA and need. Naismith believes in building the lines (like myself). RBF wants an offensive juggernaut. Bootz wants purely BPA. I don't mean to say anybody is right or wrong- its just interesting seeing the philosophies being so apparent.

I also want an offensive (and defensive) juggernaut! I just know that you get those by having dominant lines.

This is gonna be one helluva strange draft. There are (or WERE) certain maxims that seemed to hold true when it came to the draft:

1) QB's get drafted earlier than they should2) Safeties didn't go in the top 5 (remember when we drafted Barron? You heard that ALL the time during the draft).3) Pass rushers go at a premium (including LB's who sack the QB)4) Unless an RB is a "generational-type" RB...you don't take them in the 1st.5) Interior O-linemen slip...as do D-linemen who are "2 Down" guys.

I really believe...for many reasons...this draft is going to break SOME of these.

I'm going to list my personal top 20. And then list who I "think" will be drafted in the top 20. MY top 20 are in no particular order. They are who I believe are the 20 best players in this draft:

It seems UNFATHOMABLE that NO O-linemen go in the top 20. That as many as 2 safeties go in the top 5. 3 RB's go that early...especially guys that aren't considered to be Peterson/Sanders types. Just a potentially strange draft.

I could see as many as 3 QB's going this early. Mahomes seems to be a hot name, currently.

The thing we'll NEVER know, is who the Bucs have taken off their board entirely due to injury-drug-red flag concerns. We're ALL pissing in the wind and making our best guess.

The intriguing thing (to me), is that I can make a case that player #50 is just as good as player #11.